Still trimming.

I had put over an ounce of weight on the tail of the Oriental to bring it into balance or close to it. The weather didn't cooperate today so I was left thinking about the Oriental problem. It occurred to me that the plans show the plane with a Fox .35 engine. The Fox is very light compared to the LA .46 I put on the plane. That along with a heavy APC propeller is the problem. I removeed one of the Brodak .40's from one of the Wild Thing's. The Brodak engine is also very light compared to the LA .46. I used the wood prop that was on the Brodak and had to put a .080 spacerunder the prop to get it away from the nose of the fuselage. The Brodak is about 1/4 inch shorter in the nose. The mounting bold holes are the same or very close to the .46 and it bolted in without any problem. I weighed it after the engine swap and it's 3.5 ounces lighter. Total weight at 40.1 ounces. I may get in a flgiht tomorrow if it stops raining. I ordered some show rubbers so I don't get my feet wet in the morning wet grass. Either dew or rain the grass is always wet in the morning here.